Nan Chen , Ying Xiao , Hanbo Li , Kaiqi Nie , Xiaoxin Lv , Jiujun Deng
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Abstract
Element doping is an effective strategy to boost the photoelectrochemical (PEC) performance of hematite by significantly increasing the carrier density to facilitate charge dynamics. In this study, a Ti and P co-doped hematite photoanode was successfully synthesized using titanium phosphonate metal-organic framework (TiP MOFs) as the precursor. It demonstrates that the synergistic effect of Ti and P co-doping effectively promotes the separation and transport of photogenerated charge carriers both in the bulk and on the surface of the photoanode. Consequently, the resulting photoanode exhibits a remarkably enhanced photocurrent density of 2.84 mA·cm−2 at 1.23 V vs. RHE, approximately 3.3 times higher than the pristine sample. This study provides a promising pathway for the design of element-doped hematite photoanodes with enhanced PEC water oxidation performance.
期刊介绍:
JPPA publishes the results of fundamental studies on all aspects of chemical phenomena induced by interactions between light and molecules/matter of all kinds.
All systems capable of being described at the molecular or integrated multimolecular level are appropriate for the journal. This includes all molecular chemical species as well as biomolecular, supramolecular, polymer and other macromolecular systems, as well as solid state photochemistry. In addition, the journal publishes studies of semiconductor and other photoactive organic and inorganic materials, photocatalysis (organic, inorganic, supramolecular and superconductor).
The scope includes condensed and gas phase photochemistry, as well as synchrotron radiation chemistry. A broad range of processes and techniques in photochemistry are covered such as light induced energy, electron and proton transfer; nonlinear photochemical behavior; mechanistic investigation of photochemical reactions and identification of the products of photochemical reactions; quantum yield determinations and measurements of rate constants for primary and secondary photochemical processes; steady-state and time-resolved emission, ultrafast spectroscopic methods, single molecule spectroscopy, time resolved X-ray diffraction, luminescence microscopy, and scattering spectroscopy applied to photochemistry. Papers in emerging and applied areas such as luminescent sensors, electroluminescence, solar energy conversion, atmospheric photochemistry, environmental remediation, and related photocatalytic chemistry are also welcome.